Chapter 20... Meet the Lovegood Weasley's

The next week, Tuesday, Hermione and Harry went to Ron and Luna's for dinner.

The Lovegood Weasley residence is in Ottery St. Catchpole, just a few doors down from "The Quibbler."

Hermione and Harry as Patrick apparated into an alley about a half block from Ron and Luna's, next to "The Quibbler" building. They walked the brief distance and Hermione knocked on the door.

Ron answered it, "How are the both of you today?" Ron inquired good natured.

"I'm fine and how are you, Ron?" Hermione answered.

"Excellent. Patrick, isn't it your birthday in a couple of days? How old will you be?"

"Twenty-five."

"Hey, your still younger then me! I'll be twenty-six in March. And your older then Hermione, she'll be twenty-five in September."

"Thanks a lot for reminding me," Hermione replied good naturedly joking, "So, Ron are we going to spend the entire evening on you porch or what?"

"Oh, sorry, come on in, and watch out for the toys. Edward was having quite a bit of fun putting his toys all over the house," Ron grinned.

"Yep, there's a car and a horse," Harry pointed out in the Patrick accent.

Ron scooped up the two toys as he led Hermione and 'Patrick' into the sitting room, where Luna was reading "The Quibbler" to Eddie.

At there entrance, Luna looked up and Eddie climbed off her lap and walked over to his Dad, to get his car and, "Horsie! Neigh, Car, vroom, vroom," Eddie made the sounds the real versions of his toys make.

"Hi Luna, how was Scandinavia?" Hermione politely inquired.

"Wonderful, but once again the Snorkrack eluded me," Luna stared at Harry or 'Patrick' inquisitively.

"Love, this is Patrick, Hermione's boyfriend," Ron introduced Harry, "And Patrick, this is the amazing Luna Lovegood."

"Nice to meet you," Harry nodded.

Luna cocked an eyebrow at him, he is very familiar from somewhere... though oddly different, but one thing was for certain, something was not right about this Patrick character, "Yes, nice to meet you as well, why don't you sit down, Hermione..." She gave Harry another scrutinizing glance, "Patrick," the name did not fit him, as if it was not really his name.

"Patrick, are you Irish?" Luna inquired.

"Yeah," Harry answered looking around.

"But your accent, there's hints of other things in it."

"I lived in Bulgaria for awhile, since my father was Bulgarian... and where I went to school numerous languages were spoken."

"Hmm, that's not it, you seem to have a hint of an English accent in there."

"Do I?" Harry asked, slightly rattled, though careful, relying on his training as an auror, to not show it.

"You do," Luna answered.

"I mush have.. um.. picked it up, I've lived here for over three years, now."

"Really! You've been here that long, Patrick?" Ron asked.

"Yeah, after two years in the Bulgarian ministry."

"I didn't know that, my Dad works in the ministry, here. I am sorry about last week, Hermione, Patrick."

"Don't worry about it, Ron," Hermione assured him, as Patrick got up and sat on the floor to play cars and horsies with Eddie.

Luna stood up and started to walk towards the kitchen.

"Where are you going, love?" Ron questioned.

"To check on the food."

"Oh, alright, I guess I better set the table."

"I'll help," Hermione stood up to follow Ron.

"Patrick, will you be alright with Edward?" inquired Ron.

"We'll be fine, won't we, Edward?" Patrick said to to toddler in reply to the child's father.

In the dining room dash kitchen.

"Hermione, will they be alright in there? Has Patrick ever been around babies?" Ron asked worriedly, in a rush.

"I don't know, I would think they'd be alright though."

"Does Patrick seem familiar to either of you, like he's similar, or should be someone else?" Luna asked the table setting duo.

"He does seem rather familiar, dear. Though I've never known any other Irish-Bulgarians. Lots of people have brown hair and blue eyes though."

"I suppose," Luna replied. "What do you think, Hermione? You do know him best."

"Yes, it is an odd ethnic combination, but he's really a great guy."

"You sure your not just saying that... because your involved with him?"

"No, no, it's the truth," she answered quickly.

Later that night, sometime after the departure of Hermione and 'Patrick' and the bedtime of Edward.

"Ronald, I do not think that Patrick Krukov is Patrick's real name."

"What do you mean, Luna... Then what is it?"

"Someone we both knew, but if I am correct... The secret is too perilous to the involved party for me to reveal."

"Dear, your not making much sense," then he thought on that, 'it certainly wasn't an atypical occurrence though, in actuality, a quite common occurrence in the Weasley Lovegood household, for any of them to not make sense.

As soon as they apparated into their house, Hermione dragged Harry through the house and down into one of the safe rooms in the basement, shoving Harry inside and slamming the door, locking it shut.

"Harry, Luna figured it out."

"No?"

"Yes, she said something was off about you as Patrick, like you didn't seem like a Patrick, and the odd ethnic background may be starting to catch up."

"Shite!"

"Exactly."

"Did she come out and say she knew it was me?"

"No, but I'm all too certain she knows. But," cutting off Harry who had just opened his mouth to speak, "I think this is one thing she'll keep to herself, even from Ron. She didn't say why she thought so."

"That's good... I think."

"I hope so."

"Did she say anything else?"

"Not that I can recall."

"Okay, I guess I'll have to um... What, try to up the accent?"

"It seems Irish enough to me."

"Okay, cause I don't think I can do any better."

"There's many ways we can explain any inconsistencies, you know."

"I do and I'm glad... the years in 'Bulgaria,' at Durmstrang and here."

She nodded.

AN: The chapter coming up next is among my favorites in the story.

Reunion is the next chapter... I know, we've come full circle! and I'd like to celebrate that I've reached the century mark in pages! 100 thus far through the end of chapter 23. Now I'm rather stuck.. though with a billion ideas floating around as well! So that's good.. plus 23 has sprang it's own leaf and may sprout another fic by me... if I find the time that is...

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